Archive for May, 2009

‘Grape and Sizzle’ to benefit pantries (North Platte Telegraph)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

The North Platte Telegraph The Area 8 Cattlewomen and Friends have selected the city’s three food pantries as the recipients for the proceeds from the group’s annual “Grape and Sizzle” fundraising event, taking place on June 5.

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Expo Focuses on ‘Natural and Organic Living’ (Bristol Herald Courier)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Mitzi Pyles sees it as a once-radical idea gone mainstream. Kimberly Torbett-Dishner sees it as a better way to raise her son. George Cox sees it as an option with fewer or no side effects.

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Our guts (The Star)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

It pays to pay more attention to our general digestive health.

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Pinay chef feasts on Obamas’ healthy diet (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

US President Barack Obama likes simple meals with fish, steamed vegetables and brown rice.

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Weight loss a community effort (Delta Democrat Times)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

For the Delta Democrat Times GREENVILLE — Greenville’s city employees kicked off their participation in the nationwide 50 Million Pound Challenge Friday.

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Sugary specials whet appetite for bargains (The New Zealand Herald)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Supermarkets are discounting drinks loaded with sugar and salt more often than the healthy alternatives to pull shoppers through the doors. A study by Otago University recorded 1487 discounted drinks from four Wellington supermarkets…

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Celebrate summer with shrimp, salsa (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

This recipe highlights shrimp that gets a giddy-up from a tequila marinade and zip from the chile salsa. The chile salsa paired with the shrimp is not your ordinary salsa. Think of it more as a marinara sauce.

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Blogs » Desmond Zammit Marmarà (Times of Malta)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

One of the things which really amazes me in Malta is the fact that many people seem to be oblivious to the dangers to their health of such things as staying too long under the rays of the sun or eating foods that are not recommendable for a healthy diet.

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How to beat forgetfulness, by eight-times world memory champion Dominic O’Brien (Daily Mail)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

After ten years of training his own mind, DOMINIC O’BRIEN can perform incredible mental feats, including memorising the sequence of 54 packs of shuffled playing cards. Here he reveals how.

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Getting patients to follow instructions can be a complicated business (Waco Tribune-Herald)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

DEAR DR. LeCRONE: I am a medical staff member in a large community health center. One of our biggest problems is having patients follow the recommended therapy. The issue of patient compliance is a major part of successful treatment. Will you please address this topic?

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